Every engineer sets out to design for maximum performance of their system, power supply, or any other product they are working on. But what does designing for performance mean? In terms of power solutions, this may refer to the typical tradeoff of size, weight, and power (SWaP) factors, perhaps even including cost (SWaP-C) factors. Designing for energy performance (typically measured in terms of efficiency metrics) implies a focus on optimizing the performance of power supply energy consumption...

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a helpful new guide designed to help building owners and managers reduce the risk of their buildings becoming stranded assets due to not reaching the government’s environmental standards.   The new white paper, ‘Stranded assets: A roadmap to net zero for new and existing buildings' is designed to provide building owners and managers with more insight on the importance of setting up their buildings for net zero and describes method...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that it has joined the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER) as a Founding Member (Regular Member). JaCER was established in June 2022, in order to support and promote the redress of grievances by companies. JaCER provides a non-judicial ‘Engagement and Remedy Platform’ for grievance redress, based on the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. JaCER&...

Delta, a global pioneer and provider of power and thermal management solutions, today inaugurated a new facility at the Automotive Campus in Helmond, the Netherlands to support the expansion of its industrial automation, industrial power supply and automotive business development, product testing and technical service in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Through the implementation of Delta’s smart energy-saving solutions and innovative eco-friendly design, the new 4,055-square-...

Application notes from Würth Elektronik provide users with accurate information and practical tips. Not only for developers, the latest release ANP101: RF Gain Block Amplifier with Integrated Multilayer Ferrite Bead for Broadband Operation addresses how the transmission characteristics of an RF amplifier can be enhanced and improved by the right choice of components and an optimal layout. RF performance From 5G systems to radio and antenna applications, wireless communication accomp...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released new updates to its EcoStruxure™ domain architecture and platform, EcoStruxure Power. The comprehensive IoT-enabled architecture and platform is designed to digitalize and simplify electrical distribution & power management, delivering reliable ‘always-on’ power for commercial buildings, healthcare, data centers, industry, and infrastructure. Integr...

Despite concerns about the effects of the current energy crisis, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to grow by just under 1% this year, only a small fraction of their increase last year, as a strong expansion of renewables and electric vehicles prevents a much sharper rise. New IEA analysis of the latest data from around the world shows that these CO2 emissions are on course to increase by close to 300 million tonnes in 2022 to 33.8 billion tonnes &nd...

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group, and DENSO CORPORATION (DENSO), the global manufacturer of mobility components offering advanced mobility technologies, systems, and products, announced that it will collaboratively develop the Security Operation Center for Vehicles (VSOC) to respond to the threat of increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks against vehicles. Culminating from past efforts, this collaboration...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Manish Kumar as the new Executive Vice President of Digital Energy, effective October 1, 2022. The Digital Energy business provides energy and automation solutions to deliver a sustainable and efficient future for customers. Power digitalization is foundational to future-ready energy management. It makes the invisible visible, turning data into business value to enable better decisi...

Schneider Electric., the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has unveiled a complete preview of its latest sustainable, digital, AirSeT medium-voltage (MV) switchgear ranges, at the Innovation Summit World Tour, Schneider Electric’s annual customer and partner event.   Schneider continues to develop and expand AirSeT ranges in line with its commitment to build a full SF6-free MV portfolio, and to meet requirements of different geograp...

Schneider Electric., the global pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced at the NECA 2022 Convention & Trade Show a wide portfolio of product innovations that will enable electrical contractors and installers to protect themselves from safety risks, while also improving efficiency and reliability. “Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of electrical distribution and energy management,” said Michael Lotfy, SVP P...

ZPN Energy is proud to announce that they are the main sponsor of local Coventry Under 14 (U14) football team - Chapelfield Colts. The team is managed by ZPN Energy’s Head of Finance, Anthony Colley. Chapelfield Colts’ first league game of the season was a tough test against a team, which has recently stepped down from a higher league. Chaps came out of the blocks sharpish and created a host of chances early on. ZPN Energy - main sponsor of Chapelfield Colts The breakthrough came...

RECOM Technologies, a renewable energy company, and the only European Bloomberg Tier 1 PV module manufacturer launches the new LION 390Wp Bifacial HJT Mono Crystalline Double Glass Module. Allowing more energy to be harvested, due to the Heterojunction technology (HJT), the LION 390Wp promises great performance in small and large-scale ground or rooftop solar applications. Lion series modules with a power output of over 700Wp are based on Heterojunction (HJT) technology. A heterojunction (HJT)...

Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam-Almere has closed its gates, after a lively final weekend marked by concerts, cultural shows and thematic events. Dozens of countries participated in the Horticultural Expo, which for six months showcased ideas solutions and innovations relating to the theme “Growing Green Cities”. Floriade Expo 2022 – the seventh Horticultural Expo to be hosted by the Netherlands – took place on a 60-hectare site situated on the south side of the Weerwater i...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that certain provisions of an ISO9001 certification of the company’s Nagasaki Works (Togitsu-Cho, Nishisonogi-Gun, Nagasaki Prefecture), which had been withdrawn on September 16, 2021, was re-certified effective October 10, 2022, following a reassessment by LRQA Limited. Notification from the LRQA Limited was received on October 13, 2022.

With the start of cable production at Prysmian Group, SuedLink, the largest infrastructure project of the energy transition in Germany with a length of around 700 kilometers and 4 GW of transmission capacity, has reached another milestone. Prysmian started the production of a ±525 kV HVDC underground cable system at its French plant in Montereau, which allows a transmittable power of 2 gigawatts on a single system. SuedLink, energy transition infrastructure project The two transmission...

TE Connectivity (TE), a pioneer in connectivity and sensors, is extending its time-tested 369 connector series with the new 369 shielded rectangular panel and PCB connectors for environments that demand ambient EMI noise protection. The new shielded panel and PCB extensions complement the existing 369 series connectors’ rugged, versatile design while boasting additional weight savings and a small form factor that expand the connectors’ capabilities to application areas like ethernet...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, and services provider announced a strategic partnership to deliver and scale eMobility charging infrastructure to simplify the transition to fleet electrification. Zero-emission Transportation The companies signed a letter of intent outlining the cooperation. They will jointly seek to deliver turnkey solutions for fleets to transition to zero-emission urban transportation through an end-to-end, in...

Würth Elektronik presents WE-CNSA, an AEC-Q200 qualified common mode choke for automotive applications. The SMT component, which is only two millimeters long and 1.2 millimeter high, is available in six versions with different inductance and impedance values. WE-CNSA WE-CNSA provides signal integrity in many applications, such as automotive infotainment and communications via FlexRay, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), LVDS or USB 2.0 and 3.0. The 0805 device features low resistance and a bifilar wi...

Initially founded to create a European market for coal and steel, the single market remains at the core of the European Union.  Yet, when looking at Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), Europe remains a patchwork of local regulations, which creates vastly different requirements and opportunities across the continent. We shed light on how this plays out in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The need for HEMS Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing energy bills to rise to...

Würth Elektronik presents WE-CNSA, an AEC-Q200-qualified common mode choke for automotive applications. The SMT component, which is only two millimeters long and 1.2 millimeters high, is available in six versions with different inductance and impedance values. WE-CNSA  WE-CNSA provides signal integrity in many applications such as automotive infotainment and communications via FlexRay, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), LVDS, or USB 2.0 and 3.0. The 0805 device features low resistance and a bifil...

Hitachi Energy announced plans to invest more than US$ 37 million in the expansion and modernization of its power transformer manufacturing facility in South Boston, Virginia to address fast-growing demand from utility customers and for applications such as renewable energy generation and data centers. In addition to its own investments, Hitachi Energy is leveraging financial support from the Commonwealth of Virginia and Halifax County where the facility is located. The South Boston factory T...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces enhancements to EcoStruxure™ Energy Hub, a secure, easy-to-use IoT software-as-a-service solution that simplifies energy management and analysis for intelligent buildings and facilities.  With buildings responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions, it’s vital that facility managers are empowered to monitor energy usage and emissions in real-time. Yet, the vast majority of...

Borealis, one of the world’s providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions and a European front-runner in polyolefins recycling has reached an important milestone on its way to increase the share of renewable energy used in its Swedish operations with the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo Nordic, it was announced today. Under the agreement, Axpo will supply Borealis with renewable electricity generated by the 60 MW Hultema wind farm in Sweden, owned by Swi...

With research by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released a new article consolidating expert advice on how local transportation officials can best approach planning and deploying infrastructure of the future. The in-depth article examines the responsibilities that sustainable infrastructure programs bestow on local transportation and government officials; and the a...

EG Electronics, a specialist electronics technology solution provider of automation, energy, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications, will be co-exhibiting with their partner Bi-Search International at Electronica 2022 – the trade fair and conference for electronics. This year, Electronica will take place from 15-18 November 2022, at the Trade Fair Center, in Munich, Germany, where EG Electronics and Bi-Search International will showcase their latest transparent OLED display technol...

Axpo has agreed the sale of its 46% share in the 33 MW La Peñuca wind farm in Spain to Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a privately-owned renewable energy companies. By 2030, Axpo aims to develop onshore wind farms and solar plants internationally with an installed capacity of 3 GW and 10 GW respectively. To achieve this strategic goal, the company continuously reviews its options to redistribute wind and PV assets across Europe and divest selected plants and shareholdings. The s...

Schneider Electric, the provider of digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced a strategic alliance with global reinsurer Munich Re and its subsidiary, HSB. The agreement comes at a pivotal time when risk mitigation is quickly becoming a top priority for businesses enduring a period of economic uncertainty. The global alliance between industry leaders Schneider Electric, Munich Re, and HSB will blend best-in-class risk solutions, such as uptime guarantees and unwa...

Axpo has closed an additional syndicated, committed and unsecured credit facility of EUR 2.3 billion with an international bank consortium, increasing its syndicated credit lines with banks to a total of EUR 5.3 billion.   Axpo Holding AG (Axpo) has signed an additional unsecured credit facility of EUR 2.3 billion with an international bank consortium. The new facility has a 1-year tenor and can be extended unilaterally by Axpo for an additional year. Credit facility These credit facilit...

EG Electronics, a specialist electronics technology solution provider of automation, energy, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications, has partnered with Bi-Search International to expand their Lusid Transparent OLED display offering across the entire European Market. Transparent OLED As an early adopter of LG Display’s T.OLED (Transparent OLED), Bi-Search International has acquired extensive experience and know-how related to the design, integration, and testing of Transparent OLED...